For the rejection of the amendment on preferences, within the examination of the electoral law in the Chamber, suspicions would mainly focus on Forza Italia. After the majority was defeated at Montecitorio, several deputies of the party founded by Silvio Berlusconi reportedly started chatting. Simone Canettieri in the Corriere della Sera writes: “A group of twenty blue deputies, not exactly aligned with Antonio Tajani (to use an euphemism), has created a secret WhatsApp group for a few days where the ‘no’ front to the amendment is monitored. News: it is the chat of the snipers of Forza Italia. Several women are part of it.”
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After the vote, instead, Tajani left the chamber, incredulous like many other government representatives. According to the Corsera, part of Forza Italia would have voted against the amendment either on a matter of merit or to send a signal to the blue leader as well as Foreign Minister. Matilde Siracusano, undersecretary of Forza Italia with responsibility for Relations with Parliament, reportedly asked for the “strip” of unjustified absences because they were not on a mission. It would be four from FI and three from the League. According to Raffaele Nevi, Tajani’s right-hand man, “the votes of the Vannacciani were missing.” A thought apparently shared by the Minister for Relations with Parliament Luca Ciriani. Even if that were the case, however, the votes of Futuro Nazionale would not have been enough to upset the balance.
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At least 30 votes are missing in the center-right. From Via della Scrofa, headquarters of FdI, they reportedly said – as read in the Corriere – of a Forza Italia meeting with Tajani shortly before the vote. A meeting in which many women, who in recent days had also signed an appeal, reportedly expressed themselves against preferences.
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